The nurses in a clinic are discussing studies in hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
After reading the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS), one nurse asks another, "What do you think the most important finding of HERS was?" The nurse would be correct to state that the most important finding was a. HRT had no effect on the heart and the risk of MI.
b. the risk of a first MI was not affected by HRT, but secondary prevention was evident.
c. HRT prevented a first MI.
d. the risk of MI increased in the first few years of HRT.
D
The most important finding of HERS was that the risk of MI increased in the first few years of HRT.
Because the risk of MI is increased in the first few years of HRT, the other responses are incor-rect.
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